Astronomy Picture of the Day

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                                2020 April 10

                             Full Moon of Spring
                  Image Credit & Copyright: Jeff Dai (TWAN)

   Explanation: From home this Full Moon looked bright. Around our fair
   planet it rose as the Sun set on April 7/8, the first Full Moon after
   the vernal equinox and the start of northern hemisphere spring. April's
   full lunar phase was also near perigee, the closest point in the Moon's
   elliptical orbit. In fact, it was nearer perigee than any other Full
   Moon of 2020 making it the brightest Full Moon of the year. To create
   the visual experience a range of exposures were blended to capture the
   emerging foreground foliage and bright lunar disk. The hopefull image
   of spring was recorded from a home garden in skies over Chongqing,
   China.

                      Tomorrow's picture: light-weekend
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